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this a election will not be easy. carl rove, the coke brothers, the super pacs see this election as the first shot of stopping president obama's agenda and gaining control of the united states senate. >> democrats are doing their best to tie gomez to mitt romney, the senate majority pack pushed out this memo. after a toe turnout primary he is bringing the i mitt yom any campaign to general election. for democrats the specter of scott brown's 2010 victory and coakley's disastrous campaign is hovering over this. brown's victory was a perfect storm event, took place at the height of the health care ledge reconciliation working through congress in a back room deal. the unemployment rate was near 10% and they were ignoring brown for most of the general election and never saw it coming until it was too late. three years later none have the same intensity including the fact dmz won't be taking the race for granted. remember these numbers. the margin for a republican in mths, the margin or error is very, very small. one reali
this a election will not be easy. carl rove, the coke brothers, the super pacs see this election as the first shot of stopping president obama's agenda and gaining control of the united states senate. >> democrats are doing their best to tie gomez to mitt romney, the senate majority pack pushed out this memo. after a toe turnout primary he is bringing the i mitt yom any campaign to general election. for democrats the specter of scott brown's 2010 victory and coakley's disastrous campaign...
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the american people on election day voted for a balanced approach to reduce the deficit, which would include some spending cuts but included investments that strengthen the middle class and we've got to take a comprehensive approach to doing this. we cannot keep doing these one-off fixes for those with the most vulnerable being hit by the sequester cuts. >> now, the president, maria, said it very similar. he's called it band-aids, when he was talking about what they did to in-flight delays, he called it a band-aid solution. listen to this. >> congress passed a temporary fix, a band-aid. but these cuts are scheduled to keep falling across other parts of the government that provide vital services for the american people and we can't just keep putting band-aids on every cut. >> so maria, is that what we're going to keep seeing, republicans coming with band-aid solutions. >> band-aid solutions to things that they care about and impact them immediately. but unfortunately they are not staying up at night wondering how meals on wheels and the individual in hospice care get the help they nee
the american people on election day voted for a balanced approach to reduce the deficit, which would include some spending cuts but included investments that strengthen the middle class and we've got to take a comprehensive approach to doing this. we cannot keep doing these one-off fixes for those with the most vulnerable being hit by the sequester cuts. >> now, the president, maria, said it very similar. he's called it band-aids, when he was talking about what they did to in-flight...
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is he up for re-election in november. >>> mike rogers could be headed back to his old stomping grounds. they want president obama to nominate him as the agency's next leader, touting his experience as an agent. his term ends in september. >>> gun control reform, vice president joe biden, says will have to wait. during a meeting with religious leaders, he conceded any new vote on expanding background checks won't come before the end of summer. >>> political comeback could come for former south carolina governor mark sanford. voters choosing between the republican and democrat newcomer. a democrat has not been elected since 1978. >>> fixes to the student visa program could come this month. that is according to homeland security secretary janet napolitano. after it was learn aid man charged with obstruction in the boston terror case was let back in the country on a bad visa. >>> steve palazzo says he doesn't like how gay rights are, quote, being crammed down the throat of the boy scouts. >> i feel like in a large sense the boy scouts are actually being bullied, worse than any group or org
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but a state that since the election of republican governor in 2012 , has turned into distoppia. hundreds of millions in cuts to unemployment benefits, drug tests for welfare recipients, a proposal supported by the governor to eliminate the state taxes of the 123 wealthiest in the state and a tax hike on 900,000 working people. there's proposals to limit access to abortions and an ill-fated effort to make christianity the state religion. there's everything from a voter i.d. bill to propose as to cut voting and same-day public registration. attention transferred into a fear backlash that turned into higher black voter turnover than white for the first time in history. this is precisely why the efforts in north carolina to suppress the votes are so important to pay attention to and it's why to their credit groups like the naacp and advancement project are mobilizing in north carolina to fight back when it matter the most. president william barber was released today and he joins me here next. i did? when visa signature asked everybody what upgraded experiences really mattered... you
but a state that since the election of republican governor in 2012 , has turned into distoppia. hundreds of millions in cuts to unemployment benefits, drug tests for welfare recipients, a proposal supported by the governor to eliminate the state taxes of the 123 wealthiest in the state and a tax hike on 900,000 working people. there's proposals to limit access to abortions and an ill-fated effort to make christianity the state religion. there's everything from a voter i.d. bill to propose as to...
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from the beginning, this has been viewed as political by the administration during an election year thinking they didn't want to pick a fight on the dangerous ground teenagers having sex knowing when people hear the words 14-year-old and pregnant together they get uncomfortable, the president included. he in vehicled his two daughters throwing his support behind secretary sebelius's decision. >> as the father of two daughters, i think it is important for us to make sure that we apply some common sense to various rules when it comes to over the counter medicine. >> just last week i was standing here saying the president was right to lean into the culture wars, embrace the fact democrats do not have to be in a defensive crouch on these issues, they can make an affirmative case and be with the majority, like for instance on access to birth control to be absolutely clear is what we're talking about. plan b is birth control. mr. president, making plan b available over the counter to women of all ages is right in the merits. just last week you made the gutsy decision to become the first president
from the beginning, this has been viewed as political by the administration during an election year thinking they didn't want to pick a fight on the dangerous ground teenagers having sex knowing when people hear the words 14-year-old and pregnant together they get uncomfortable, the president included. he in vehicled his two daughters throwing his support behind secretary sebelius's decision. >> as the father of two daughters, i think it is important for us to make sure that we apply some...
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they are elected -- members of congress are elected in order to do what's right for their constituencies and the american people. >> joining me now, ryan grim and joe madison. thank you both for coming on the show tonight. >> thank you, reverend sharpton. >> joe, 44% of republicans think an armed revolution may be necessary. how can the president deal with this party? >> well, he's the only adult, apparently, in the room. this is mccarthyism multiplied by a thousand. we thought we went through this in history. you didn't even mention -- and i imagine you might later on -- the fact that they are talking about having congressional hearings on conspiracy theories and the one amazing conspiracy that's out there and being promoted is that the first lady is hiding the real boston terrorist. it's absolutely absurd. and who do i blame? you know, i don't blame the clowns for behaving the way they do in the circus. i blame actually the people who buy tickets to the circus, the people who buy into this, the people who vote for this, and most important of all, particularly on the other side -- and i
they are elected -- members of congress are elected in order to do what's right for their constituencies and the american people. >> joining me now, ryan grim and joe madison. thank you both for coming on the show tonight. >> thank you, reverend sharpton. >> joe, 44% of republicans think an armed revolution may be necessary. how can the president deal with this party? >> well, he's the only adult, apparently, in the room. this is mccarthyism multiplied by a thousand. we...
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are thursday before the election and track them. and get that vector and you'll know who's going to win. looks like by that standard you cannot predict colbert-busch. not yet. >> definitely what you've seen in the public policy polling, if you just isolate that poll, is the previous poll that they took, you had a sort of demoralized republican electorate. right? the poll was looking something like republican plus five or six. whereas now it's at plus 13. which means republicans are coming home. this is at the end of the day a race where partisan republicans, republicans are saying that it's more important for us to have a conservative in the house than to have somebody we like because obviously colbert-busch is winning on the question of who is more favorable. who do you like better? but republicans are going with their guy. >> what about this strategy, if it works, if sanford was running against -- i mean, we thought it was ludicrous here. a cardboard figure of nancy pelosi, invoking the name nancy pelosi seven or eight times in th
are thursday before the election and track them. and get that vector and you'll know who's going to win. looks like by that standard you cannot predict colbert-busch. not yet. >> definitely what you've seen in the public policy polling, if you just isolate that poll, is the previous poll that they took, you had a sort of demoralized republican electorate. right? the poll was looking something like republican plus five or six. whereas now it's at plus 13. which means republicans are coming...
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but a state that since the election of republican governor in 2012, has turned into insane, right wing distopia. hundreds of millions in cuts to unemployment benefits, drug tests for welfare recipients, a proposal to end funding for judicial elections, there's proposals to limit access to abortions and an ill-fated effort to make christianity the state religion. perhaps the most nefarious, the slew of voter suppression bills turned out by state republicans. everyone from a voter id bill that passed the house to proposals to cut early voting and same day registration. the big mistake that republicans across the country made in 2012 trying desperately to rig the electorate in their favorite was to get shady voting bills. when everyone was paying attention. that turned into fierce back lash that turned into higher black turnout than white the first time in history. republicans seem to have learned their lesson and realize the best time to go after people's voting rights is the relatively quiet months after the election when everyone's attention turns to other things. this is precisely why
but a state that since the election of republican governor in 2012, has turned into insane, right wing distopia. hundreds of millions in cuts to unemployment benefits, drug tests for welfare recipients, a proposal to end funding for judicial elections, there's proposals to limit access to abortions and an ill-fated effort to make christianity the state religion. perhaps the most nefarious, the slew of voter suppression bills turned out by state republicans. everyone from a voter id bill that...
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then we elected chris christie. he got taxes cut and spending cut and government made smaller and smarter. a real property tax camp working with democrats and republicans. believing that as long as you stick to your principles, compromise isn't a dirty word. the result? four balanced budgets in a row with no new taxes for anyone. the best job growth in 12 years. nearly 130,000 new private sector jobs. merit pay to reward new jersey's best teachers and the most education funding ever. but the most important thing he did has little to do with numbers, statistics, or even politics. he made us proud to say, we are from new jersey. chris christie, the governor. >> so, john, i remember four years ago when he was running against jon corzine. few gave him a chance to win that race. i remember talking to a good friend of his a year after he was in new jersey. he said i have known chris most of his adult life. i don't recognize this guy. i never thought he would be this effective. this is a guy that has surprised friends and
then we elected chris christie. he got taxes cut and spending cut and government made smaller and smarter. a real property tax camp working with democrats and republicans. believing that as long as you stick to your principles, compromise isn't a dirty word. the result? four balanced budgets in a row with no new taxes for anyone. the best job growth in 12 years. nearly 130,000 new private sector jobs. merit pay to reward new jersey's best teachers and the most education funding ever. but the...
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because they knew al qaeda was attacking our compound in realtime and didn't want that to hurt the re-election. it is so crazy that is on the level of not letting trutherism where people say that george w. bush deliberately allowed 9/11. that's what they are saying. it's a squirrelish charge. this is republicans desperately looking for a scandal in what has been a scandal-free administration. there was a scrambling response to an attack coming, when a series of attacks were happening because of the muslim video. >> at the same time there were things going on all over the world. >> so you can investigate it. but to go to a 9/11 truther, this is alex jones territory. this is unbecoming of congress. >> the fact is that this allegation, not only was it some out in fantasy island, watergate was initiated by those involved. this was not based on some foreign power or individuals making a move. it is outrageous to bring watergate up even in the same sentence when there are allegations. >> of course it is. and the notion of, quote, coverup, is based upon the uncertainty with the intelligent officials
because they knew al qaeda was attacking our compound in realtime and didn't want that to hurt the re-election. it is so crazy that is on the level of not letting trutherism where people say that george w. bush deliberately allowed 9/11. that's what they are saying. it's a squirrelish charge. this is republicans desperately looking for a scandal in what has been a scandal-free administration. there was a scrambling response to an attack coming, when a series of attacks were happening because of...
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. >>> breaking news right now, it was election day in south carolina and the special election in south carolina's first congressional district has been called by the associated press drum roll, mark sanford, the scandal plagued former south carolina governor sanford previously held the seat for three terms, defeated elizabeth colbert busch, the sister of stephen colbert. it was, of course, an uphill climb for colbert busch in a district that voted for mitt romney by 18 points but sanford suffered from the national republican congressional committee pulling funding from his campaign. movie of the "great gatsby" will be out. meet mark sanford, we'll be right back with click three. [ agent smith ] i've found software that intrigues me. it appears it's an agent of good. ♪ [ agent smith ] ge software connects patients to nurses to the right machines while dramatically reducing waiting time. [ telephone ringing ] now a waiting room is just a room. [ static warbles ] [ telephone ringing ] now a waiting room is just a room. i i had pain in my abdomen...g. it just wouldn't go away. i was spot
. >>> breaking news right now, it was election day in south carolina and the special election in south carolina's first congressional district has been called by the associated press drum roll, mark sanford, the scandal plagued former south carolina governor sanford previously held the seat for three terms, defeated elizabeth colbert busch, the sister of stephen colbert. it was, of course, an uphill climb for colbert busch in a district that voted for mitt romney by 18 points but...
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since the 2012 election, the d red, blue color divide has grown deeper. red states seem to be getting redder and blue states bluer and compromise, it is harder to come by. we saw this firsthand just last month after the gun control bill died in the senate. >> a few minutes ago, 90% of democrats in the senate voted for that idea. but it's not going to happen because 90% of republicans in the senate just voted against that idea. i have consistently said there are regional differences when it comes to guns. that both sides have to listen to each other. we can do more if congress gets its act together. if this congress refuses to listen to the american people and pass common sense gun legislation, the real impact will have to come from the voters. >> in this country, if laws don't pass on the federal level, movement often happens slowly on the state level. voters lobby their state representatives to get the ball rolling. so, in a sense, states become training grounds or laboratories for legislation. tame for example romney care. it passed in massachusetts and
since the 2012 election, the d red, blue color divide has grown deeper. red states seem to be getting redder and blue states bluer and compromise, it is harder to come by. we saw this firsthand just last month after the gun control bill died in the senate. >> a few minutes ago, 90% of democrats in the senate voted for that idea. but it's not going to happen because 90% of republicans in the senate just voted against that idea. i have consistently said there are regional differences when...
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think of it as the seinfeld election. really about nothing. but it's a match-up you couldn't make up if you tried. democrat elizabeth colbert-busch, stephen colbert's sister, in an elizabeth means business tour bus. and former governor mark sanford making one last try at political redemption, hoping to claw his way back into public life after his career collapsed in 2009 when instead of hiking the appalachian trail he was in argentina visiting his mistress. colbert brought up the or argentina trip and denied she is focused on sanford's past infideli infidelity. >> it was about the fact that he left his post. he left without telling anybody where he was. it was about the job performance is what it was about. and that's all it was about. forgive, don't forget. >> sanford's slim lead in the district that mitt romney won by 18 points disappeared two weeks ago after a leak from sealed divorce documents showed he had trespassed at the home of his ex-wife, jenny sanford. the national republican congressional committee dropped its support for him afte
think of it as the seinfeld election. really about nothing. but it's a match-up you couldn't make up if you tried. democrat elizabeth colbert-busch, stephen colbert's sister, in an elizabeth means business tour bus. and former governor mark sanford making one last try at political redemption, hoping to claw his way back into public life after his career collapsed in 2009 when instead of hiking the appalachian trail he was in argentina visiting his mistress. colbert brought up the or argentina...
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mark special election coming up june 25th. we'll be right back. re in your , having a pretty spectacular tuesday. ♪ but i don't notice the loose rug at the top of your stairs. and that's about to become an issue for me. ♪ and if you got the wrong home insurance coverage, my medical bills could get expensive. so get allstate. [ dennis ] good hands. good home. make sure you have the right home protection. talk to an allstate agent. it's delicious. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to take an idea and make it happen. i'm janet long and i formed my toffee company through legalzoom. i never really thought i would make money doing what i love. [ robert ] we created legalzoom to help people start their business and launch their dreams. go to legalzoom.com today and make your business dream a reality. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. >>> welcome back to "hardball." now we have proof. listen to this. never forget it. the reason some republicans blocked that gun background check legislation is that they just couldn
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senate election in june, which is for the massachusetts senate seat used to be held by john kerry, now we know the candidates, there are two ways to look at this matchup between democratic congressman ed markey and republican gabriel gomez. one way to see it is as the second coming of scott brown, right, it's a political unknown against a veteran democrat in a state that usually goes blue, but, hey, it's a special election, anything can happen. and this guy's a young, fresh face. that's one way to see this race. the second coming of scott brown. the other way to see this race is as the second coming of scott brown, the scott brown who is not a senator anymore because he lost really badly really recently. when mitt romney was losing the presidential race in massachusetts by 23 percentage points this past year, his massachusetts-based campaign staff was not just busy losing that race, they were also busy losing scott brown's race, too, an incumbent u.s. senate seat held by a supposedly popular guy lost by eight points. the same campaign people that lost mitt romney the presidency, lost m
senate election in june, which is for the massachusetts senate seat used to be held by john kerry, now we know the candidates, there are two ways to look at this matchup between democratic congressman ed markey and republican gabriel gomez. one way to see it is as the second coming of scott brown, right, it's a political unknown against a veteran democrat in a state that usually goes blue, but, hey, it's a special election, anything can happen. and this guy's a young, fresh face. that's one way...
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we've got an election. we've got the south carolina congressional election tomorrow. mark sanford. and alley weinberg from nbc has been covering it had this extraordinary bit with sanford who is daring people. he was answering a question of alley's about the trespassing question that had been raised by his former wife. and that then proceeded to be sanford trying to prove that he really does have the support of women voters. let's watch. >> we're trying to find her a woman who hates me and she can use in her tv show. >> he proceeded to go from place to place asking women, do you really love me or hate me or hole it against me? it is beyond humor. it could be a good segment for colbert except his sister colbert bush is the candidate on the other side. >> here's what's amazing. in 2009 people were talking to me, chuck todd, you, about the idea of mr. sanford running for president in 2012. it is remarkable to me he is where he is now. i would say where he is now honestly, he has a 50/50, maybe i'll put a pinky on the scale for him. he might have a little better than 50/50 chance of wi
we've got an election. we've got the south carolina congressional election tomorrow. mark sanford. and alley weinberg from nbc has been covering it had this extraordinary bit with sanford who is daring people. he was answering a question of alley's about the trespassing question that had been raised by his former wife. and that then proceeded to be sanford trying to prove that he really does have the support of women voters. let's watch. >> we're trying to find her a woman who hates me...
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special elections are about passion. does he have the passion? does the base of the republican party want to crawl a broken glass to vote for him tomorrow? that sort is the doubt i have. >> wow. interesting reporting. mark? >> the president is going to do a tour starting in texas. talk about the middle class. how does the message and effort he is going put out connect to moving his legislative agenda forward so som som forward? >> ultimately the lagging agenda is all focused on this budget and can he get a budget? he can't get anything else done. immigration on a track that can get done but everything else he'd like to do domestically can't get off the ground until they figure out how to get a budget deal started. and that is what they are trying to do right now is just get the conversation restarted again. they are having these dinners but they need a mechanism to actually get some negotiations going to actually start this conversation and that hasn't begun. >> chuck, it's brian from cnbc. there are second acts in american lives. >> third acts a
special elections are about passion. does he have the passion? does the base of the republican party want to crawl a broken glass to vote for him tomorrow? that sort is the doubt i have. >> wow. interesting reporting. mark? >> the president is going to do a tour starting in texas. talk about the middle class. how does the message and effort he is going put out connect to moving his legislative agenda forward so som som forward? >> ultimately the lagging agenda is all focused...
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so that's the backdrop of this and this happens during elections. but we have to remember that in, what month is it now? time moves so quickly. we're in may, of, i think, 2013. >> that goes to all of the verbal gymnastics about the talking points you're right happened in the context of this election. not only a time when the administration argument was al qaeda was diminished but it's also at a point where the ben ghazi operation happens. the u.s. has a role in that but there is real questions about what kind of role the united states wants to play after gadhafi is removed and what kind of footprint the united states wants to have in this part of the world that gets fiercely debated. let's also remember a big aspect of this that was simply a tragedy that happened. and not all of this is so clean in terms of who didn't do what, who made a mistake or who deliberately made a mistake. these things happen in real-time and mistakes can happen at the time that fall short of what -- and, joe, you are certainly, you know, articulating the argument, that some
so that's the backdrop of this and this happens during elections. but we have to remember that in, what month is it now? time moves so quickly. we're in may, of, i think, 2013. >> that goes to all of the verbal gymnastics about the talking points you're right happened in the context of this election. not only a time when the administration argument was al qaeda was diminished but it's also at a point where the ben ghazi operation happens. the u.s. has a role in that but there is real...